Stock market holidays 2011

The days NSE and BSE were closed for trading in shares in 2011, as the exchange published them. The first weekday holiday was 26 Jan (Republic Day) and the last 6 Dec (Moharum).

Trading holidays in 2011

DateHoliday
1 JanSaturdayNew YearFalls on a weekend
26 JanWednesdayRepublic Day
2 MarWednesdayMahashivratri
20 MarSundayHoliFalls on a weekend
12 AprTuesdayRam Navmi
14 AprThursdayDr. Ambedkar Jayanti
16 AprSaturdayMahavir JayantiFalls on a weekend
22 AprFridayGood Friday
1 MaySundayMay DayFalls on a weekend
15 AugMondayIndependence Day
31 AugWednesdayRamzan ID
1 SepThursdayGanesh Chaturthi
2 OctSundayGandhi JayantiFalls on a weekend
6 OctThursdayDasara
26 OctWednesdayLaxmi PujaMuhurat trading session
27 OctThursdayDiwali - Balipratipada
7 NovMondayBakri Id
10 NovThursdayGurunanak Jayanti
6 DecTuesdayMoharum
25 DecSundayChristmasFalls on a weekend
20 holidays, 14 of them on a weekday. A holiday on a Saturday or Sunday costs no trading day.

The year at a glance

The holidays in the list above, marked on the year's calendar.

January2 closed

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February

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March2 closed

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April4 closed

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May1 closed

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June

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August2 closed

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September1 closed

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October4 closed

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November2 closed

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December2 closed

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About stock market holidays 2011

Stock market holidays 2011 are the days NSE and BSE were closed for share trading in that calendar year: 20 holidays, 14 of them on a weekday, from Republic Day on 26 Jan to Muharram on 6 Dec. Six fell on a Saturday or Sunday and cost no trading day.

Holidays in 2011

The weekend holidays were New Year on Saturday 1 Jan, Holi on Sunday 20 Mar, Mahavir Jayanti on Saturday 16 Apr, May Day on Sunday 1 May, Gandhi Jayanti on Sunday 2 Oct and Christmas on Sunday 25 Dec. Apr and Oct 2011 had the most weekday closures, three each: Ram Navmi (12 Apr), Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti (14 Apr) and the Friday before Easter (22 Apr), then Dasara (6 Oct), Laxmi Puja (26 Oct) and Balipratipada (27 Oct).

Festival closures

Most closures follow festivals whose dates move each year, such as Mahashivratri on 2 Mar, Ramzan ID on 31 Aug, Ganesh Chaturthi on 1 Sep, Dasara on 6 Oct, Bakri Id on 7 Nov, Gurunanak Jayanti on 10 Nov and Muharram on 6 Dec. Ramzan ID and Ganesh Chaturthi fell on consecutive weekdays, Wednesday 31 Aug and Thursday 1 Sep. Diwali brought two entries, Laxmi Puja on 26 Oct and Balipratipada on 27 Oct. Republic Day on 26 Jan and Independence Day on 15 Aug are on fixed dates.

Muhurat trading

Muhurat trading is a short special session held on Diwali Laxmi Puja, marking the start of the new Samvat year, the Hindu calendar year that begins at Diwali. The page marks 26 Oct 2011, a Wednesday, as the muhurat session. The next day, 27 Oct, was a full closure for Balipratipada.

Holidays and settlement

Settlement is when shares and money actually change hands after a trade. In 2011 Indian shares settled two working days after the trade, called T+2, and a holiday is not a working day. After Tuesday 30 Aug 2011 the market traded only on Friday 2 Sep before the weekend, because 31 Aug and 1 Sep were both holidays.

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